Originally Posted by
donm1967
Thanks all for the advice and encouragement.
Yesterday we planned on riding 60 miles. My friend mapped a route that was actually 65. We took our time, drank and ate frequently, made a few short stops for bathroom and snacks. With a wrong turn at the end we ended up doing 70 miles with 2500' ascent at an avg of 14.3 mph. Where was some decent wind and several difficult (for us) 8-9% hills. At end we were tired but generally felt pretty good. We plan on tackling the 100 miles.
The ride is in 2 weeks. Any advice for next weekend and the week prior to the ride? Do we take it easy, maybe a 30-40 mile ride next weekend, and few short rides during the week?
I would do another long ride next weekend (say 50-60 miles) and then take it easy in the final week. But still ride a little during the week, short rides but fairly high tempo to prime your systems. But it just depends how much fatigue you have accumulated over the past few weeks. Listen to your body. If you feel tired then rest up and recover. Sleep and nutrition are key too. No late nights leading up to your event, but don't worry if you have to get up really early on the day of the event. As long as you've had good sleep for the rest of the week it won't matter.